Ian Cockbain (cricketer, born 1987)
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| Full name | Ian Andrew Cockbain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1987 Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Coey, Mini[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Ian Cockbain, Sr. (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Gloucestershire (squad no. 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Karachi Kings (squad no. 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Trent Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 8 April 2011 Gloucestershire v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 24 April 2011 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Andrew Cockbain (born 17 February 1987) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and right-hand medium pace bowler, he made his first-class debut for the county against Derbyshire in August 2011.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Cockbain was born in Liverpool and educated locally at Maghull High School and Liverpool John Moores University.[3] His father, also called Ian, made 47 first-class cricket appearances for Lancashire in the 1980s.
Domestic career
[edit]Cockbain started his career playing youth cricket for Lancashire and appeared for MCC young cricketers before joining Gloucestershire in 2010. He made his first-class debut in a seven-wicket victory against Derbyshire in April 2011. He opened the batting along with Chris Dent and scored just 5 in the first innings as Gloucestershire posted 343. In the second innings he saw Gloucestershire to victory, scoring 59 not out and making his maiden first-class half century.[4] In the following game of the season he scored 21 and 47 against Glamorgan in a 189-run defeat.[5] Cockbain made his List A debut against Glamorgan on 24 April; he scored just 4 in a three-wicket victory for Gloucestershire.[6] Cockbain made scores of 1 and 72 as Gloucestershire drew in a first-class tie against Middlesex in May 2011.[7] Cockbain scored his maiden first-class century in June 2011 against Middlesex in a drawn match. He scored 127 from 233 deliveries batting at number five, a knock which included 16 fours and 1 six.[8] On 24 July, Cockbain made his highest one-day score of 79 runs from 84 balls in a 19-run defeat.[9] On 4 August 2011, Cockbain scored 59 from 50 balls to record his third one-day half-century in a six-wicket defeat. He has secured a place in the Gloucestershire 1st XI middle order as a reliable batsman, and recorded one day half centuries against Essex and Lancashire respectively in 2012 to go with a match saving 112 and 51 against Hampshire at Bristol.[10]
In 2013, Cockbain was used almost exclusively by Gloucestershire as a limited overs player. Players from the 2nd XI being promoted over him, resulting in him playing just one first-class match in 2013.[11]
In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[12]
Cockbain was released by Gloucestershire at the end of the 2022 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ian Cockbain". Lords.org. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire sign up young MCC batsman Ian Cockbain". BBC Sport. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Ian Cockbain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Derbyshire". ESPNcricinfo. 8–11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Glamorgan". CricketArchive. 14–17 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Glamorgan". ESPNcricinfo. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Middlesex". ESPNcricinfo. 4–7 May 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Middlesex". ESPNcricinfo. 27–30 June 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire". CricketArchive. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Lancashire". CricketArchive. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "No quick route back for Ian Cockbain". Gloucestershire Echo. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.